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 Namibia Engagement Diamond Super Fashion Ring.

 By Farzana Aamir 

The History of Engagement Rings

Who invented engagement rings, anyway? Here's a short history on how the diamond engagement ring came to prominence.

By Kelly Bare from yourtango.com

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Have you ever wondered why we first began lusting after diamonds? Blame it on one enterprising archduke, who arguably started the tradition.

One of the first recorded uses of a diamond engagement ring was Archduke Maximilian of Austria’s proposal to Mary of Burgundy with a ring set with thin, flat pieces of diamonds in the shape of an “M.”